JOSEPHINE M.
COJUANGCO NATIONAL TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mayantoc, Tarlac
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of your answer on a ½
crosswise.
____1. Who is the primary agent of socialization?
a. family b. peer group c. priest d. teacher
____2. Which is NOT an example of behavior acquired from the family?
a. disregarding authority c. helping out at home
b. following the rules d. respecting elders
____3. Which social pattern is essential to human survival?
a. coercion b. conflict c. cooperation d. exchange
____4. Which is the best example of cooperation?
a. You ignore your mother because doing chores is not your job.
b. You help your mom finish all household chores so you would
not have to do them again tomorrow.
c. You help your mother finish all household chores so both of
you can go to sleep early.
d. You help your mom do all household chores so that she will
allow you to attend your friend's party.
____5. Why should people avoid ethnocentric behavior?
a. to make people of the society recognize and respect
differences
b. to make society function as an agent of change
c. to involve people in the affairs of the state
d. to make the world more peaceful
____6. In what statement is ethnocentrism manifested?
a. Luke marries a girl despite their cultural differences.
b. Lani listens attentively while a Hindu shares her nation’s
distinct beliefs.
c. Aljin, who is a Muslim, keeps silent whenever her Christian
classmates pray.
d. Jamie refuses to accept a necklace as a gift from a member of
an indigenous group.
____7. Which of the following best describes Filipinos?
a. hospitable b. obnoxious c. pretentious d. serious
____8. Based on a family’s behavior, a child has learned that it is okay
to shout at someone older than him. What could happen if he
goes to school and learns that it is NOT the proper behavior?
a. He will ignore both. He will instead ask his friends how they do
it at their homes.
b. He will follow what he learned in school, but only when he is in
school. He will follow what he learned at home when he is at
home.
c. He will initially get confused, but he may eventually learn the
proper behavior by listening to his teacher.
d. He will ignore what he learns from school. What occurs at
home is always the right way.
____9. What is the function of enculturation in helping us adapt to a new
environment?
a. Enculturation helps us learn and acquire the culture of our new
surroundings by simply experiencing and observing that
culture.
b. We can only adapt to a new environment through enculturation
if we accept that we would be living there for a long time.
c. Adapting to another culture with enculturation is not useful
because it will limit us from socializing.
d. Enculturation will guide us and help us gain friends that will
teach us their culture.
____10. What would happen if our culture is NOT dynamic and adaptive?
a. Our society will be more fruitful and colorful.
b. Our culture will not fit the current trends in society and might
contradict it.
c. Our country will be recognized as a great country because we
have a unique culture.
d. Our society will continue to prosper because it will not be
affected by our culture.
____11. As a student, what can you do to help preserve our culture and
traditions?
a. I will continue to learn more about our culture, continue to
practice it, and influence others to do the same.
b. I will copy the culture of other countries that I see on TV,
especially those portrayed in my favorite shows.
c. I will just continue using the internet. Culture does not matter
to me because we live in modern times now.
d. I cannot do anything because I am still too young.
____12. When Karlo visited a secluded area in Mindanao, he was
surprised to witness the animal sacrifice ritual of the natives. He,
however, saw and analyzed the ritual as unique to their culture
and was done to appease their god. What was manifested
through the act of Karlo?
a. bias c. ethnocentrism
b. cultural relativism d. social relativism
____13. In what statement is cultural relativism manifested?
a. Mia joins her friend in an indigenous community, but wishes to
leave after seeing the people who look very traditional.
b. Angela observed and respected a ritual of an indigenous group
that she visited.
c. Jena shows an unfriendly attitude towards her Aeta
classmates.
d. Tony considers the traditional food of his tribe the best.
____14. What will happen if society DOES NOT have any form of culture?
a. It will not matter.
b. The society will gain economic growth.
c. Society will be dull and will not continue to develop.
d. People will prosper and will enjoy the benefits of society.
____15. Which is the best example for a positive behavior acquired from
peer groups?
a. talking back to adults
b. interacting with other people
c. saying “po” and “opo” to elders
d. helping senior citizens cross the street
II. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the terms being described.
____1. The belief that one's own culture is the main standard by
which other cultures may be measured.
____2. Our expectation that whenever we do something good, we
will receive something good in return.
____3. The mutual influence of two or more people on each other’s
behavior.
____4. A set of characteristics that help us relate and bond with
other people.
____5. The systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution
and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its
collaborators.
III. ENUMERATION. List down the needed information.
A. (5) Aspects of Culture
B. (2) Agents of Socialization
C. (3) Patterns of Social Interaction